Virginia McKenna
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dame Virginia Anne McKenna, DBE (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author, activist, and wildlife campaigner. She is best known for the films A Town Like Alice (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Born Free (1966), and Ring of Bright Water (1969), as well as her work with The Born Free Foundation.
Known For
Filmography
Wings
2020
as Dora
Widow's Walk
2019
as Myrtle
Golden Years
2016
as Martha
Ethel & Ernest
2016
as Lady of the House (voice)
Leona Calderon
2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
as Self
Love/Loss
2010
as Mary
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Belle Goedler
After They Were Famous
2002
as Self
The Whistle-Blower
2001
as Theresa Elliot
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
The Scold's Bridle
1998
as Violet Orloff
Sliding Doors
1998
as James' Mother
September
1996
as Violet
Noel's Telly Years
1996
as Self
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Alice Aldermarten
Staggered
1994
as Flora
GMTV
1993
as Self
The Lady in Waiting
1992
as Miss Peach
Duel of Hearts
1992
as Lady Brecon
The Camomile Lawn
1992
as Polly (older)
Have a Nice Night
1990
as Jennifer Warrenton
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Milborough Lang
The Cook Report
1987
Lovejoy
1986
as Harriet Fisher
Puccini
1984
as Elvira
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
1984
as Annabel Flack
Sharing Time
1984
as Phoebe
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1983
as Lady Lebanon Amersham
Waters of the Moon
1983
as Mrs. Whyte
Natural World
1983
as Participant
Blood Link
1982
as Woman in Ballroom
Julius Caesar
1979
as Portia
Holocaust 2000
1977
as Eva Caine
The Disappearance
1977
as Catherine
Beauty and the Beast
1976
as Lucy
Peter Pan
1976
as Mrs. Darling
Shades of Greene
1975
as Mary
Swallows and Amazons
1974
as Mrs. Walker
The Gathering Storm
1974
as Clemmie Churchill
The Dragon's Opponent
1973
as Margaret - Countess of Suffolk
The Edwardians
1972
as Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville
The Lion at World's End
1971
Waterloo
1970
as Duchess of Richmond
Ring of Bright Water
1969
as Mary MacKenzie
An Elephant Called Slowly
1969
as Ginny
The Lions Are Free
1969
The Admirable Crichton
1968
as Lady Mary
Half Hour Story
1967
as Ann
Born Free
1966
as Joy Adamson
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Alice Oke
A Passage to India
1965
as Adela Quested
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Adela Quested
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Fraulein von Bernburg
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mary Stuart
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Hester
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Two Living, One Dead
1961
as Helen Berger
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Janet Taggart
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
as Violette Szabo
Storm Over Jamaica
1958
as Judy Waring
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
as Jean Spenser
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1957
as Henrietta Barrett
A Town Like Alice
1956
as Jean Paget
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Helen Randall
Simba
1955
as Mary Crawford
Romeo and Juliet
1955
as Juliet Capulet
The Cruel Sea
1953
as Julie Hallam
The Oracle
1953
as Shelagh
Father's Doing Fine
1952
as Catherine
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lady Mary
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mrs. Darling
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lucy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Clementine Churchill
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Juliet
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Captain Janine Mayhew